There Is a Manifest Reason and a Moving Cause for Duels Oath
A Texas oath for all state officers prohibits dueling and disqualifies violators. The piece recalls dueling history from Andrew Jackson to Hamilton Burr, noting social pressures and political fallout. It cites the Hamilton Burr duel and Hamilton's final letter to his wife as a somber example of the era's code of honor.
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America
I. L. Martin
Texas
South
Andrew Jackson
United States
Charles Dickinson
Dickinson
Navy
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Union
John Randolph
Virginia
Congress
Jonathan Cilley
Maine
William J. Graves
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Burr
Hamilton
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Cataline
Eye for Business Johnnie Declines Neighbor's Offer
A neighbor teases Johnnie by offering to buy his new baby sister for a dollar a pound. Johnnie refuses and jokes that he will wait until she grows more if the baby is to be bought by the pound. The message ends with a local call to spend money in Whitewright.
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Johnnie
Johnny
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Health from Laxative Herb
A health booster ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle daily laxative made from senna and pepsin. It claims to revitalize organs, improve appetite, and reduce dependence on harsher cathartics for adults and children alike.
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Dr. Caldwell
Texas Battle Heroes Compiled for San Jacinto Century
A historical study compiles officers and enlisted men who fought at San Jacinto. Using Land Office rolls, bounty records, and veteran interviews, the volume lists 918 names and details each unit and post held on the day of the battle.
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Texas
Battle of
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Republic of Texas
Napoleon
West
United States
General Land Office
Comptroller's Military Service
State Library
Houston
Burnet
Land Office
Dixon and
Kemp
Baptism of Fire Transforms Yankee into Military Hero
The report notes a man from Dallas who evolved from a fortune hunter to a military hero after early combat experience, ultimately earning recognition and securing a romance.
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Sippi
Dallas Morning News
New Pneumonia Treatment Found
Dr Edwin E Zeigler of the United States Veterans Administration reports a new pneumonia treatment pneumocholin that may be to pneumonia what quinine is to malaria It builds immunity in rabbits to Type 1 pneumonia and has not yet been tried on humans Other types are under investigation.
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Washington
Edwin E. Zeigler
United States Veterans Administration
Zeigler
The Modern Cocktail as Seen by Dutchman
An old Dutchman returning to Holland describes the strangest thing he noticed in the United States. He notes the country has many wonderful things but calls one aspect unusuallyremarkable and puzzling, reflecting a traveler’s outsider view.
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Holland
United States
The Cocktail And Its Makers Drink Their Own Creation
A homemade drink mixes whisky for strength, water to soften, gin for heat, ice to chill, lemon for sour, and sugar for sweetness. The final touch is a toast with Here’s to you before they drink.
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Eliza
Eye For Business
Whitewright
MERIT
FOOT
Dyer & Jones
Sidney Sherman
Massachusetts
Texas Service
Juan N. Seguin
Banks
Winn
Willard Chamberland
Mississippi
Bexar
Missis
Dean
David
Whitewright Gin & Ice Company
Mark Montgomery
Sun
Want
Sun Want
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